PRAC 6531 WK 10 Assignment 2

PRAC 6531 WK 10 Assignment 2
Critical reflection of your growth and development during your practicum experience in a clinical setting has the benefit of helping you to identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills, while also recognizing your clinical strengths and successes.
This week, you will write a Journal Entry, reflecting on your clinical strengths and opportunities for improvement.
To prepare:
Refer to the “Advanced Nursing Practice Competencies and Guidelines” found in Week 1’s Learning Resources and consider the quality measures or indicators advanced nursing practice nurses must possess in your specialty of interest.
Refer to your “Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form” you submitted in Week 1 and consider your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Refer to your Patient Log in Medi trek and consider the patient activities you have experienced in your practicum experience and reflect on your observations and experiences.
Journal Entry (450–500 words):
Learning from Experiences
Reflect on the three most challenging patients. What was most challenging for each?
What did you learn from this experience?
What resources did you have available?
What evidence-based practice did you use for this patient?
What new skills are you learning?
What would you do differently?
How are you managing patient flow and volume?
Communicating and Feedback
Reflect on how to improve on your skills and knowledge and how to communicate that back to your Preceptor.
How are you doing? What is missing?
What type of feedback are you receiving from your Preceptor?
WK 10 Assignment: i-Human Case Study: Evaluating and Managing Neurologic Conditions
As an advanced practice nurse, you will likely observe patients who experience neurological conditions. While patients with neurological conditions may present typical physical manifestations, such as headaches, dizziness, weakness, and fatigue, many manifestations may not be overtly physical, such as declining memory and social withdrawal. In all cases, your differential diagnosis must take into consideration the role of the patient history and physical examination.
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For this Case Study Assignment, you will analyze an i-Human simulation case study about an adult patient with a neurologic condition. Based on the patient’s information, you will formulate a differential diagnosis, evaluate treatment options, and create an appropriate treatment plan for the patient.
To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with neurologic conditions.
Access i-Human from this week’s Learning Resources and review this week’s i-Human case study. Based on the provided patient information, think about the health history you would need to collect from the patient.
Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. Reflect on how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
Identify three to five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
Consider the patient’s diagnosis. Think about clinical guidelines that might support this diagnosis.
Develop a treatment plan for the patient that includes health promotion and patient education strategies for patients with neurologic conditions.
Assignment
As you interact with this week’s i-Human patient, complete the assigned case study. For guidance on using i-Human, refer to the i-Human Graduate Programs Help link within the i-Human platform.
WK 10 Assignment: i-Human Case Study: Evaluating and Managing Neurologic Conditions
As an advanced practice nurse, you will likely observe patients who experience neurological conditions. While patients with neurological conditions may present typical physical manifestations, such as headaches, dizziness, weakness, and fatigue, many manifestations may not be overtly physical, such as declining memory and social withdrawal.
In all cases, your differential diagnosis must take into consideration the role of the patient history and physical examination.
Photo Credit: [Science Photo Library – SCIEPRO]/[Brand X Pictures]/Getty Images
For this Case Study Assignment, you will analyze an i-Human simulation case study about an adult patient with a neurologic condition.
Based on the patient’s information, you will formulate a differential diagnosis, evaluate treatment options, and create an appropriate treatment plan for the patient.
To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with neurologic conditions.
Access i-Human from this week’s Learning Resources and review this week’s i-Human case study. Based on the provided patient information, think about the health history you would need to collect from the patient.
Consider what physical exams and diagnostic tests would be appropriate to gather more information about the patient’s condition. Reflect on how the results would be used to make a diagnosis.
Identify three to five possible conditions that may be considered in a differential diagnosis for the patient.
Consider the patient’s diagnosis. Think about clinical guidelines that might support this diagnosis.
Develop a treatment plan for the patient that includes health promotion and patient education strategies for patients with neurologic conditions.
Assignment
As you interact with this week’s i-Human patient, complete the assigned case study. For guidance on using i-Human, refer to the i-Human Graduate Programs Help link within the i-Human platform.